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Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C.

Father Wilfred J. Raymond, C.S.C. (Father Willy), a native of Old Town, Maine, is the eighth of 12 children. He joined the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1964 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Stonehill College in 1967 and a master’s in Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 1971. He served in ministry at Stonehill College (1979-1992), Holy Cross leadership (1994-2000), National Director of Family Theater Productions, Hollywood (2000-2014), and President of Holy Cross Family Ministries (2014-2022). In addition to English, he is conversant in French and Spanish. He remains a diehard fan of the Boston Red Sox, even though he has served as Chaplain for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Celebrating family life

Day 6 - Novena of Prayer for Families

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. January 6th, 2021

Please join our community around the world in praying this novena for your family and all families. We do this for the nine days leading up to Venerable Patrick Peyton's anniversary of birth on January 9 in gratitude for his memory and timeless message to all families, "The Family That Prays Together Stays Together."

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Day 5 - Novena of Prayer for Families

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. January 5th, 2021

Please join our community around the world in praying this novena for your family and all families. We do this for the nine days leading up to Venerable Patrick Peyton's anniversary of birth on January 9 in gratitude for his memory and timeless message to all families, "The Family That Prays Together Stays Together."

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Celebrating family life

Day 4 - Novena of Prayer for Families

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. January 4th, 2021

Please join our community around the world in praying this novena for your family and all families. We do this for the nine days leading up to Venerable Patrick Peyton's anniversary of birth on January 9 in gratitude for his memory and timeless message to all families, "The Family That Prays Together Stays Together."

Celebrating family life

Day 3 - Novena of Prayer for Families

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. January 3rd, 2021

Please join our community around the world in praying this novena for your family and all families. We do this for the nine days leading up to Venerable Patrick Peyton's anniversary of birth on January 9 in gratitude for his memory and timeless message to all families, "The Family That Prays Together Stays Together."

Celebrating family life

Day 2 - Novena of Prayer for Families

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. January 2nd, 2021

Please join our community around the world in praying this novena for your family and all families. We do this for the nine days leading up to Venerable Patrick Peyton's anniversary of birth on January 9 in gratitude for his memory and timeless message to all families, "The Family That Prays Together Stays Together."

Solemnity Of Mary, Mother Of God: New Year's Day 2021

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. January 1st, 2021

Does my story about the frogs sound like last year’s resolutions? Great inspiration and great resolutions, but oftentimes we only decide, and months later, we are still on the same limb of doing nothing.